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Returning to the future of the Coalition and the Liberal Party, O’Brien is asked what direction the party should go in.

I believe that the Liberal Party is we are united, we are values led, we are future focused, and we are economically driven. And there’s nothing more important than economy. Not because the economy is the end game, it is the means by which we can serve the Australian people better.

It’s the means which a strong economy is how you can help those mums and dads who are struggling to pay the mortgage. You can help those mums and dads who are struggling to pay the school fees.

Well, it doesn’t surprise me … It’s all about politics for him. Let’s not forget that this prime minister cut the resources, cut the staffing of the opposition at the beginning of this term. This is the sort of internal game playing of Anthony Albanese.

What I’m saying is there’s one thing we can be sure of – Anthony Albanese will politics like he always does.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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